General Information

Serial #

7351108

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY, DIAL/ GLASS LIGHT COLLECTOR WITH PLASTIC COVER/ GLASS METER WINDOW/ LEATHER CASE WITH FABRIC? LINING, METAL HARDWARE/ FABRIC STRAP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

10.2 cm

Width

7.4 cm

Height

3.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Weston

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EQUIPMENT OWNED BY CAMERON M. EDWARDS, DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, WHO DIED IN 1978. HE WAS AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER/CINEMATOGRAPHER. IN 1920S-1930S HE WAS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF DAY, GIVING HIM ACCESS TO FILM VENUES SUCH AS ROYAL TOUR, INCLUDING VISITS TO PARLIAMENT HILL, HARRINGTON LAKE, ETC. SOME OF HIS FILMS ARE NOW AT NAC UNDER C.M. EDWARDS.

Function

GAUGE USED IN PHOTOGRAPHY TO MEASURE INTENSITY OF LIGHT IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN NECESSARY DURATION OF EXPOSURE WHEN TAKING PHOTOGRAPH.

Technical

IN 1932 WESTONINTRODUCED WESTON UNIVERSAL 617 PHOTOELECTRIC EXPOSURE METER. THIS & MANY SUBSEQUENT METERS HAD SELENIUM PHOTOCELL & AMMETER WHICH MEASURED LIGHT LEVELS & CALCULATED APPROPRIATE EXPOSURES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING ON METER FACE READS "Weston Master II [SCRIPT]/ UNIVERSAL EXPOSURE METER"/ SILVER & BLACK LETTERING ON BLACK PLATE ON BACK READS "WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./ MODEL 735 NO. 7351108/ MADE IN U.S.A.", WITH PATENT INFO./ SILVER MARKINGS ON DIAL/ GOLD "DIAMOND" ON CASE

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

DARK GRAY METALLIC PAINTED BODY/ BLACK METER FACE WITH WHITE MARKINGS & RED NEEDLE, COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT WINDOW/ GLOSSY BLACK & SILVER EXPOSURE DIAL/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ BROWN CASE WITH RED LINING/ BLACK STRAP

Decoration

N/A